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Promioclaenus walshi

Mammalia - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae

Taxonomy
Promioclaenus walshi was named by Lofgren et al. (2014). Its type specimen is RAM 9098, a mandible (left m1–3 with lingual half of m1 and anterior part of trigonid of m2 missing, and right den- tary fragment with m2–3 with m2 missing all of the trigonid except), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is RAM locality V200510, which is in a Tiffanian fluvial horizon in the Goler Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Promioclaenus walshi Lofgren et al. p. 26 fig. 8B–E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Epitheria
orderCondylarthraCope 1881
familyHyopsodontidaeTrouessart 1879
genusPromioclaenusTrouessart 1904
specieswalshi

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Promioclaenus walshi Lofgren et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:57:38
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:57:38
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Archibald 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tiffanian or 61.70000 to 56.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (California) Promioclaenus walshi (154724 type locality: 224203)